In a historic first, an Aboriginal man has been sworn in as minister for Indigenous Australians.
A record number of women and the first Indigenous person to sit in Cabinet are part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's new ministry, which has been sworn in at Government House in Canberra.
Noongar man Ken Wyatt has made history by being the first Aboriginal person to be sworn in as minister for Indigenous Australians.
Mr Wyatt, the member for the West Australian seat of Hasluck, received a rapturous applause as he was sworn in on Wednesday as the first Aboriginal person to take on the Indigenous Affairs portfolio in cabinet.
Meanwhile, the Labor caucus met today to determine who sits on the frontbench and the leader gets to allocate the portfolios.
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